UNDERSTANDING

SENTENCES
Now…

Just What is a
Sentence?
A sentence is...

a group of words
that expresses a
complete thought.
In other ■a sentence must
tell who or what
words... ■a sentence must
tell what happens
 With out ■yousimply
don’t have a
either part sentence
Remember... ■Every sentence
must tell whom or
what the sentence
is about.
■It must also tell
what happens
Subjects and
Predicates
 ■2 main parts to a sentence

The are...
2
The subject of
a sentence:
tells whom
or what
the
sentence
is about
The predicate of the
sentence:
tells what the subject does
or is
 REMEMBER
1. Every sentence can be
divided into 2 parts.
2. All the words in the
sentence are part of either
the subject or the predicate.
 Sentence
Fragments and
Run-on Sentences
A sentence fragment is:
a group of words that
does not express a
complete thought.
Confused ?????
■Remember in a sentence
fragment, something is missing.
■The intended sentence doesn’t
make sense.
Typical Fragments
either...
don’t have a
subject........or
they don’t have
a predicate.
A run-on sentence is:
two or more
sentences
written as one
sentence
Usually, these
sentences...
are written in a rush,
or without thought, or
punctuation was
forgotten.
Correct a Run-On
1. By placing the
proper endmark.
2. Capitalizing the
next letter.
Psssst...........
you’re teacher
hates run-on
sentences